marinade
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- noun
- /ˈmɛrəˌneɪd/
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marinada
- The meat is usually flavored prior to smoking with either a dry rub or a marinade.
- marinade for meat
- marinade for chicken
- marinade for pork
Examples
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I need to start the marinade.
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You can either choose a commercially prepared marinade, or you can easily make a simple marinade of your own.
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- You uh, you got any of that marinade left?
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- What kind of marinade?
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I'm gonna need some pretty heavy marinade for that.
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After letting it sit in the marinade and then cooking the chicken, the chicken had so much flavor.
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Just put your main protein in a bag and pour in the marinade.
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The secret to a great mole marinade is definitely the cocoa powder.
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The acids in the marinade help soften tough muscle fibers, making the meat easier to chew.
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To enhance the flavor of the beef, let it soak in a marinade of soy sauce, garlic, and ginger for several hours.
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Etymology
Marinade comes from the French verb mariner, which meant 'to pickle', and from the Latin marinus meaning 'of the sea', the same root as marine. People long ago used salty sea water to keep food, so a marinade is a flavorful liquid you soak food in to add taste and help keep or soften it.